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entrenchment

[en-trench-muhnt] / ɛnˈtrɛntʃ mənt /
NOUN
fortification
Synonyms
STRONGEST
barricade citadel fortress reinforcement
STRONG
barrier bastion battlement block blockhouse breastwork buffer bulwark castle consolidation defense earthwork fastness fort garrison keep outpost parapet preparation presidio protection stockade strengthening stronghold support wall
WEAK
embattlement
Antonyms
STRONG
opening
NOUN
impingement
Synonyms
STRONG
breach contravention crime delinquency encroachment error evildoing fault infraction infringement iniquity injury intrusion misbehavior misconduct misdeed misdemeanor poaching sin transgression violation wrongdoing
WEAK
obtrusion unlawful entry wrongful entry
Antonyms
STRONG
behavior benefit blessing good good deed goodness manners obedience right
NOUN
invasion
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aggression assault breach incursion infiltration infringement intrusion offensive onslaught raid violation
STRONG
foray infraction inroad irruption maraud offense transgression trespass usurpation
WEAK
forced entrance overstepping
Antonyms
STRONG
obedience
WEAK
retreat surrender withdrawal
NOUN
obtrusion
Synonyms
WEAK
breach contravention crime delinquency encroachment error evildoing fault impingement infraction infringement iniquity injury intrusion misbehavior misconduct misdeed misdemeanor poaching sin transgression unlawful entry violation wrongdoing wrongful entry
NOUN
trench
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dike foxhole gorge gully moat pit trough waterway
STRONG
arroyo canal cut depression drain drill dugout earthwork excavation fosse furrow gulch gutter hollow main rut sink tube
NOUN
trespass
Synonyms
STRONGEST
infraction misdemeanor
STRONG
breach contravention crime delinquency encroachment error evildoing fault infringement iniquity injury intrusion misbehavior misconduct misdeed poaching sin transgression violation wrongdoing
WEAK
obtrusion unlawful entry wrongful entry
Antonyms
STRONG
behavior benefit blessing good good deed goodness manners obedience right
WEAK
retreat

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“Preventing this entrenchment is where monetary policy has a primary role to play—through its influence on inflation expectations rather than through blunt demand compression.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr noted inflation remains near 3%, risking entrenchment, and warned against ignoring energy price shocks.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

The 2018 exchange, which was revealed as part of a trove of files released by the Department of Justice, illuminates Epstein’s deep interest and entrenchment in the scientific community.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026

The strikes are part of an escalation of what has been a low-intensity conflict whose goal is to slow down Iran's growing entrenchment in Syria, Israeli and regional military experts say.

From Reuters • Sep. 13, 2023

Two hundred and fifty yards to their front, and separated from them by a turnip field, was a German entrenchment containing from 400 to 500 men.

From The First Seven Divisions Being a Detailed Account of the Fighting from Mons to Ypres by Hamilton, Ernest W.

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